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NEWS Press Sun-Bulletin 9B teams," he said. "Our vision forward is to continue our dominance in the mil-aero area especially since we expect increased defense spending, with our industrial markets in transportation, motion control, and supporting base stations," he said. Three New Names in rl si" Friday, September 8, 2000 Amphenol CONTINUED FROM 12B in 26 weeks must now be delivered within a week. Amphenol grew from new technology developed by Swiss engineers during World War 1. A magneto that provides the spark in the ignition system of an airplane engine didn't break down when they allowed sturdy magnets to spin and fragile coils to remain stationary.

The Navy heard of the magnetos and placed an order with the condition that they had to be manufactured in America. The Swiss were looking for a plant at the same time that Sidney was actively seeking an industry to replace its bankrupt automobile plant. Scintilla opened in 1925. After World War II, the business moved from magnetos only to mak- ing cylindrical electrical connectors. With the fall of the Berlin Wall and peace came a move from a dependence on military contracts to industrial uses in mass transportation and communication.

"We took our traditional products and turned them into industrial items. That means a shorter lead time, more customer service," said Ron Campbell, director of mil-aero business unit. still making replacement connectors designed 40 years ago, but we're also designing and building state-of-the-art connectors. Eighty percent of the connectors for the space station were designed here," Paterson said. Anderson said the plant has separated its military-aerospace and industrial sectors.

"There are two general managers and there are separate sales forces, marketing departments, and engineering and design MULTI-DAY TOURS SEPT17-20 MYSTERIDUS FALL EXCURSION SEPT23-H DOVIH NASCAR WIEKEND $594 $320 $3276 ocrs-14 $848 $459 $1729 0CT1M5 Bia PARKERTRAPP FAf.HLY LODGE EUROPEAN TOURS ONE DAY TOURS SEPT 24 DOVER NASCAR RACING 1 'III 0, 1 1 1 ipl I 1 1 AMPHENOL TIME LINE SEPT 16 WINOMILL FARM MKT RNGER LAKES OUTLETS $32 SEPT 20 BOSTON FREE DAY B-S49, iJ Ken, Sherry and 0CT1 irJDIA'JAPOLIS BUFFALO BILLS $97 0CT1 VT FALL FOLIAGE CRUISE LUNCHEON OLD RED MILL S-S72 QCT3 MYSTERY TOUR $96 0CT7 LETCHWORTH CRAFT FAIR $39 0CT8 BERKSHIRE LEAF-PEEPER TOUR LUNCH CORK HEARTH S-S7S, 0CT9 lOFPEM-BfJSISfS $35 0CT11 NEW YORK CITY FREE DAY $33 QCT15 VTFALL FOLIAGE TRAIN RIDE LUNCHEON i OLD RED HILL 0-S77 0CT18 BOSTON FREE DAY CASINO-ATLANTIC CITYFOXWOODS Ataiic City Day Trips Moo, Id, MM Eye Fr. Bendix sets the standards for miniature cylindrical connectors. 1972: New plant Is constructed to provide automation in assembly. 1982: Bendix Corp. merges with Allied Corp.

Engine products division moves to Florida and the Sidney plant becomes dedicated to connectors. The name changes to Bendix Connector Operations. 1987: Plant name changes to Amphenol and computers become more integrated in the operations. 1990: Memory Lane Museum opens at the facility. 1993: Assembly facility opens in Nogales, Mexico and a facility in San Diego.

1997: Kohlberg, Kravis Roberts Co. buys the bulk of Amphenol stock for about $1 .5 billion. Layoffs follow. 2000: Amphenol Corp. passes the $1 billion sales mark with network and cable television industries.

SOURCE: Most of this information came from a book titled The Spark in the Dark, edited by John A. MacLachlan, a former Sidney newspaper publisher. 1925: Scintilla opens In Sidney in a wooden building on Delaware Avenue that housed the Hatfield Automobile Co. The company employs 12 people. 1928: Wright Aeronautical Curtis Airplane Motor Co.

and Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Co. identify with Scintilla to become the Scintilla Magneto Co. and a modern factory is built. 1929: Bendix Aviation Co. acquires the business.

1940s: Employment climbs to 8,900 people. Buses bring workers by the dozen and the Railroad operates a Scintilla Special line between Norwich and Walton. The plant produces 17,000 magnetos monthly in three shifts to meet World War II demand. High watchtowers are installed because the plant is cited as a possible enemy attack site. But antiaircraft guns are never installed as planned.

1945: The International Association of Machinists Union begins at the plant. 1966: Name is changed from Scin--tilla to Electrical Components Division as the plant moves from producing magnetos only to electrical connectors. We're an SBA approved and like other VISIONS loan programs, we'll approve your loans locally, which means no long wait for an answer. Imagine your business getting better! To find out how, call Ken or Sherry today! 734-7900 Ex. 612 or 648 We're proud to introduce a new way for your to do The Commercial Loan Department of the VISIONS Federal Credit Union.

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